Summary
The Coastal Defence Command was a Royal Yugoslav Army formation which commanded one infantry division and the two fortification divisions responsible for the land defences of the main Yugoslav naval bases during the German-led Axis invasion of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in April 1941 during World War II. It was responsible for the defence of the Adriatic coast including the two major naval bases at Boka Kotorska and Šibenik. The divisions were the Hercegovina Division, the Boka Kotorska Fortress Division and the Šibenik Fortress Division. The Hercegovina Division was only partly mobilised at the time of the invasion, and the two fortress divisions were still in the process of mobilising.[1][2][3] The Coastal Defence Command was supported by a coastal reconnaissance flight based out of Mostar Jasenica Airport, near Mostar.[4]
| Coastal Defence Command | |
|---|---|
| Active | April 1941 |
| Disbanded | April 1941 |
| Country |  Yugoslavia |
| Branch | Royal Yugoslav Army |
| Role | coastal defence |
| Size | corps |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Reconnaissance | one flight |
Notes edit
- ^ Barefield 1993, pp. 49–54.
- ^ U.S. Army 1986, pp. 36–37.
- ^ Zajac 1993, p. 19.
- ^ Barefield 1993, p. 59.
References edit
Books edit
- U.S. Army (1986) [1953]. The German Campaigns in the Balkans (Spring 1941). Washington, D.C.: United States Army Center of Military History. OCLC 16940402. CMH Pub 104-4. Archived from the original on 2009-06-19. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
Papers edit
- Barefield, Michael R. (May 1993). "Overwhelming Force, Indecisive Victory: The German Invasion of Yugoslavia, 1941". Fort Leavenworth, Kansas: School of Advanced Military Studies, United States Army Command and General Staff College. OCLC 32251055. Archived from the original on April 8, 2013.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - Zajac, Daniel L. (May 1993). "The German Invasion of Yugoslavia: Insights For Crisis Action Planning And Operational Art in A Combined Environment". Fort Leavenworth, Kansas: School of Advanced Military Studies, United States Army Command and General Staff College. OCLC 32251097. Archived from the original on April 8, 2013.
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